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Trend and Tradition

It can be tricky to give your wedding a modern and unique feeling while still maintaining some traditions that are important to you and your heritage. The lovely Julie Georgelakos of Trend and Tradition is here today to tell us a little bit more about how the products she and co-owner Elleni Glekas create, and how you can achieve incorporating tradition with a fresh approach on your big day…

What is Trend and Tradition? How did you get your start?

Trend and Tradition is an event company that specializes in favors and accessories for weddings, showers, christenings and other special events.  We initially started our business to offer these services to the Greek community.  After years of incorporating our traditions into our own events, we realized that there was a shortage of local vendors that offered timeless, yet stylish products with a personal touch.

Everything else on the market either felt mass produced, not very personal or too old fashioned.  We decided to form Trend & Tradition to preserve these rich traditions, while creating a fresh and modern look to them, so they would become an enhancement to any event.  We quickly realized that brides of all backgrounds want to incorporate traditions, whether family or cultural, into their weddings, and we’ve enjoyed helping brides achieve this.

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Kara Maureen Pretty Petit Fours

There are few things sweeter in life than bite size desserts. Adorable and yummy, Kara Maureen creates beautiful petit four dessert displays, perfect for a bridal shower, engagement party or wedding!

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The Luck of the Irish

First up today, I am thrilled to announce our winners of the BronzedBerry Giveaway — Congrats to our winner Melanie and our runner-up winner Betsy! Please contact me at danielle@districtweddings.com for details!

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I am already getting excited for St. Patrick’s Day next week!  Have I mentioned that I love holidays?!

This weekend, I have my first spring wedding of the season and I cannot wait! The darling bride is Irish and we are excited to bring in her heritage to the celebration by having an “Irish Coffee Bar” and giving away “Soda Bread” as the favor. Cute, right?

Photo Credit: Martha Stewart


Does anyone else have a fun, festive favor in mind?

A Big Taste of the Bayou with Chef David Guas

While Mardi Gras may not be for another seven months, southern cooking with Chef David Guas has never tasted so good. Putting his own style into original recipes, David’s cookbook DamGoodSweet, makes amazing southern recipes accessible to anyone! Not only is he a Beard-nominated cookbook author and expert chef consultant, but David also has a wealth of knowledge and advice for all brides regarding budget, DIY projects, and send-off gifts…

As your cookbook, DamGoodSweet, is inspired by all things from New Orleans, what are a handful of the most staple ingredients or flavors that really represent the region and culture?

There are just so many ingredients; it’s hard to list them all.  In no particular order, I would say rice, cane, bananas, coffee, Ponchatoula strawberries, citrus, and of course, alcohol.  From Bourbon to rum to different flavored liqueurs such as Pernod and Herbsaint, I love to use these rich flavors in a lot of my desserts and dishes.

How have you incorporated your personal culinary style into your recipes?

My a la carte background has allowed me to revisit classic desserts that I grew up around, and manipulate them to bring out more intensity, more flavor, and mainly, more balance.  I add a pinch more salt to this, and extract a bit more sugar from that, and I try to learn the science behind these dishes that have been made for centuries.

I love to take existing desserts and adjust them without losing what it is that makes them so special.  Also, one of the most common things I hear from folks when they try my desserts is they love how there’s a saltiness that really makes the dessert more enjoyable. I love how people always say, “It’s not overly sweet.”

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Succulent Settings

It is important for many brides to be considerate of the environment at their wedding. On Monday’s Real Wedding, you saw Beehive Events place beautiful, live succulent plants on the tables. At District Weddings, we are loving this idea as “rental” centerpieces or favors…

Photography: Meg Runion

Photo Credits: The KnotMartha Stewart Weddingskojo designs